Earth from Space: Maritime highways in the Øresund Strait
This image from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission shows us the maritime traffic passing through theØresund Strait in 2025.…
How risky is the Artemis 2 astronaut launch to the moon? NASA would rather not say
NASA’s Artemis 2 moon mission will put its astronauts in danger — but just how much danger is…
Exceptionally rare sighting of planets colliding may shed light on the crash that formed the moon
Astronomers think they’ve glimpsed one of the rarest sights in space: two planets smashing into each other around…
Liquid or solid fuel? The science behind how rockets and missiles are powered
Media coverage of the war with Iran often notes that its large missile arsenal includes both solid-fuel and…
SpaceX plan for 1 million orbiting AI data centers could ruin astronomy, scientists say
SpaceX’s plan to launch one million orbiting data centers to space worries astronomers,who say the satellite streaks caused…
NASA crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid and accidentally moved the entire solar system it belongs to as well
NASA crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid and accidentally moved the entire solar system it belongs to as…
A 1977 Deep-Sea Discovery Started the Theory and Scientists Now Believe Asteroids Didn’t Just Hit Earth But Sparked Life on It
For decades, scientists have wrestled with one of biology’s most fundamental questions: where, exactly, did life begin? The…
Gateway to space for Europe: Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre visit Isar Aerospace launch site
Andøya, Norway, 13 March 2026 – As part of German Chancellor Merz’ first official visit to Norway, a…
Deep underground, a telescope may soon detect ghosts of stars that died before Earth existed
Imagine looking up at the night sky and seeing a star suddenly burst into a blaze of light…
China Reveals the Volcanic Moon Site Chosen for Its First Astronaut Moonwalk
On March 9, 2026, a new report highlighted a little-known stretch of the Moon that has started to…
Inside Chrysalis: This 36-mile generational starship could keep 1,000 humans alive for 250 years beyond the Solar System |
Source: Discover Magazine The proposed interstellar spacecraft, called Chrysalis, can carry 1,000 people on a one-way trip into…
The Earth could enter a phase with a weakly oxygenated or anoxic atmosphere, which would be a major red flag for our search for life on exoplanets
Every easy breath you take depends on a fragile balance between our planet, its living organisms, and the…